Murtazapur Taluk, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Murtazapur Taluk

Taluk of Akola District, Berar (to which it was transferred from Amraoti District in August, 1905), lying between 20° 26' and 20° 53" N. and 77° 18' and 77° 47' E., with an area of 610 square miles. The population fell from 121,657 in 1891 to 118,022 in 1901. The density is 193 persons per square mile. The taluk contains 260 villages and two towns, Murtazapur (population, 6,156), the head-quarters, and Karanja Bibi (16,535). The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,11,000, and for cesses Rs. 33,000. The taluk lies almost entirely in the Payanghat, the fertile valley of Berar, but the extreme south extends to the slopes of the southern plateau.